Garment clasp



Feb. 20, 1923. 1,446,344. A.GHAYDON GARMENT GLAS P.

FILED MAY 24,192l- Patented Feb. 2%, i923.

hairs stares ANDREW GRAYDON, 0F LOS ANG-ELES, CALIFORNIA.

GARMENT CLASP.

Application filed m 24, 1921.. Serial No. 472,103.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that 1, ANDREW GRAYnoN, a citizen ofthe United States,residing at Los Angeles, in the county of Los Angeles and State of California, have invented a new and useful Garment Clasp, of which the following is a specification. 1

An ObJGCt of this invention 18 to provlde a garment clasp which is cheap, strong, simple .thus to guard against injury to the garment,

and thus to insure a firm frictional hold without endangering the material held.

Another feature of the invention is the provision of shanks for said heads respectively, the shanks'being provided with a plurality of longitudinal ridges, the central ridge sloping from its ends to an intermediate swell above the other ridges. A securing loop is provided sliding along said shanks toforce the heads toward each other or to release said heads; and said loop will be held by the swells of said ridges when slid to the gripper end of the shanks and will not be likely to become accidentally loosened or slid toward the other end.

Other objects, advantages and features of invention may appear from the accompanying drawing, the subjoined detail descrip- I tion and the appended claims.

The accompanying drawing illustrates the invention.

Figure 1 is an enlarged perspective View oi? a clasp closed and constructed in accord ance with this invention.

Fig. 2 is a closed edge view of the same further enlarged.

Fig. 3 is a longitudinal section on line 4%, Fig. l.

, 4 is an open edge view of the same.

Fig. 5 is a cross section on line 00 Fig. 1.

j hasa PATENT c rries.

6 is a View in practical size, of the blank from which the grippers and shanks and spring connection are stamped up.

F 1g. 1s a View of the stamping on same scale as Flg. 6.

Fig. 8 is a view of the compressing loop detached.

The clasp is constructed of a stamping which comprises a central eye 1, two longh tudmally corrugated shanks 2, each termi nating in gripping heads 3, which provide lateral extensions 4' at the sides of the shank. bald grippmg heads are stamped up at the edges to form flanges 5 with an enclosed recess 6 in which a frictional cushion as the rubber pads 7 are seated and held in place by the flanges. the pads extending beyond the flanges and forming gripping surfaces. The shanks are shown each provided with a central ridge 8 having an intermediate swell v9 and bemg reduced in height at ends 10,11 y

and straight unswelled ridges 8 one on each slde of the central ridge 8. The stamping is of spring sheet inetal and is bent exactly A midway betweenthe heads or grippers 3 so that the shanks form equal radial arms so as to adapt the gripping heads to be pressed together. The shanks arenormally held apart springtension. i

The compressing loop 12 is adapted to tightlyfit upon the shanks when said loop encircles the shanks at the gripping heads andthe intermediate portions of the shanks are spaced apart so that their inner faces will be pressed toward each other by the loop engaging the swell 9 of the central ridge 8 when it is slid along the shanks; After the loop has been positioned at the outer ends of the shanks or in gripping position, the loop then being at the end 11 of the central ridge 8 which end is reduced in height from the swell 9 allows the shanks to spring apart; and in this Way the loop is firmly held at rest against the heads when so positioned, and the likelihood of the gripping heads 3 becoming accidentally unfastened is minimized due to the action of the swell 9 bearing against the loop and tending to force the loop into gripping position.

In practice after the eye has been formed attaching link ll-"iS swiveled to the eye 1 by inserting its terminals, not shown, into the eye and then setting the link in place in the usual way. The clasp is then ready for use.

I claim.

1. A clasp comprising an eye, resilient shanks extending from said eye and normally spread apart and having corrugations that extend therealong, and that slope toward the ends of said shanks, heads on said shanks, and means cooperating with said sloping corrugations on said shanks for forcing said heads toward each other.

2. 'Aclasp comprising resilient, normally diverging shanks secured together at one end and provided with longitudinally extending ridges reduced from an intermediate portion toward both ends, heads on the free ends of said shanks having portions extending laterally from said shanks, and provided with gripping surfaces; and a loop sliding on the shank and ridges for forcing the heads together.

3. A clasp comprising substantially flat resilient normally. divergent shanks con 'nected at one end by an eye and having longitudinally extending ridges thereon, one

of which tapers-toward both endsfrom an.

elevated central swell; heads on the other ends of said shanks, portions of which extend laterally from the shanks, flanges around the edgesof said heads; resilientmaterial filling the recesses formed by said flanges and a ring on said shanks cooperating with said ridges to force the heads together.

4. Aclasp comprising two resilient shanks securedtogether at one end and each terminating at the other end in a head, a ridge extending longitudinally of one shank and being centrally swelled and tapering toward both ends and a loop slidable on said shanks and ridge to force the heads together.

5. A clasp comprising resilient shanks secured together at one end and-each terminatingat the other end in ahead, a central ridge and side ridges on said shanks, the central ridge rising at its mid point above the side ridges at the mid point of said side ridges and tapering toward the ends of said side ridges, and a collar slidable on said shanks.

6. A clasp comprising resilient shanks secured together at one end and each terminating at the other end in, a head, resilient material on the inner surface of each head,

a central ridge and side ridges on said shanks, the central ridge rising above the mid point of each or said side ridges and tapering towards the ends of said side ridges, and a collar slidable} on said shanks.

7. A clasp comprising resilient shanks secured together at one end andeach terminating at the other end in a head,:each' shank .in. height from its center toward its ends,

and means engaging said ridge and adapted to slide'therealong to bring/said'heads into and release said heads from-gripping engagement. I

9. A clasp comprising, shanks normally;

spaced apart by spring tension, grippln'g means on said shanks, a longitudinal ridgeon said shanks that. has an intermediate swell, and means adapted to engage: said in gripping position.

In. testimony whereof, I have hereunto set my hand at Los Angeles, California, this 17th day of May, 1921.

ANDREW GRAYDON.

Witness: v

JAMESR. TOWNSEND.

ridge'to force and hold saidgripping means 

